Film Research

Research looking into the history of films

 

 

Batman:

Batman started out as a fictional comic book character made by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The comics were published by DC Comics, however Batman first appeared in the 27th comic book Detective Comics in May 1939. The fictional character starred in two 1940 TV serials of Batman and Batman and Robin and appeared in the 1966 film Batman (based on the TV series). Heading towards the end of 1980's Batman was then produced as another film, by Warner Brothers Studios.

 

Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995), Batman and Robin (1997), Batman Begin (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

 

 

Iron Man:

Iron Man started out as a comic book character published by Marvel Comics. He made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 in March 1963. Throughout the History of this character, it has been apart of The Avengers, a gang of superheroes produced from Marvel Comics originally. The TV series 'Iron Man: The Animated Series' aired on American TV between 1994 and 1996.

 

Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013).

 

 

Captain America:

Captain America is a fictional character which was produced by Marvel Comics in March 1941, where he had his own comic series. Captain America was the most popular war time character for children. In 1944 Captain America had his own TV series.

 

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), The Avengers (2012)

 

 

The Flash:

The Flash is a shared name by many DC Comic book characters. A live action of the TV series was a big hit in 1990. The Flash was an action adventure TV Series, however they didn't make a film.

 

Green Lantern:

Green Lantern is the name for a group of DC Comic superheroes who in which are characterised by a magic green power ring. They first appeared in All-American Comics #16 in July 1940. This group of characters haven't yet made a film.

 

Thor:

Thor is a Marvel Comic creation, who first appeared in The comic called Journey into Mystery. He made it into issue #83 published in August 1962. This character was produced by Stan Lee.

 

Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013)